Tag Archives: African Americans: Many Rivers To Cross

Tag Archives: African Americans: Many Rivers To Cross

“Making a Way Out of No Way” portrays the Jim Crow era, when African Americans struggled to build their own worlds within the harsh, narrow confines of segregation. At the turn of the 20th century, a steady stream of African Americans left the South, fleeing the threat of racial violence and searching for opportunities in …Continue Reading

KCPT hosted a professional development workshop focused on the upcoming television series, The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross, for area middle and high school teachers at the Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center on October 16, 2013. Upon arrival, attendees enjoyed the smooth sounds of the Paseo High School Jazz Band Combo and the …Continue Reading

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Presents The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross Premiering October 22 at 7 pm New six-part, six-hour series takes viewers on an unprecedented journey through African-American history—from slavery to freedom, and from the plantation to the White House This fall, noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. recounts the full …Continue Reading

Coming up on on Tuesday, October 22nd, KCPT joins with PBS stations across the country in premiering the most ambitious African American documentary history project in more than 40 years. Narrated by Henry Louis Gates, The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross is a six-hour, six-part series chronicling the full sweep of the black experience …Continue Reading

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The documentary Meet the Patels follows Ravi Patel, who is almost 30, an actor, and, worst of all to his traditional Hindu parents, still unmarried. After he breaks up with his white girlfriend, Ravi submits ...Continue Reading

This year marks the 32nd Anniversary of the Christmas Tour and release of Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, an album that revolutionized the Holiday Season music category. This new tour features classic Christmas hits from Mannheim Steamroller and dazzling ...Continue Reading

Cultural values, beliefs and attitudes shape and influence our behavior. Just as cultures are unique, each child has unique needs. At this workshop —the first of four professional development opportunities for preschool teachers offered at ...Continue Reading